The international accelerator based in Puerto Rico, Parallel18, closed this week its second round with 507 applications from 44 countries.
Backyard Bondholders Inc. will host its first major forum on June 27 featuring a series of conferences focusing on how Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis is directly affecting more than 60,000 island residents holding bonds representing some $15 billion in public debt.
Sam’s Club Puerto Rico announced Tuesdy that, as part of its ongoing commitment to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the island, it will offer a business coaching program to a group of its business members to help strengthen and grow local small- and medium-sized businesses.
Florida workforce development officials have launched the Employ Florida Mobile app, which gives Florida job seekers instant access to thousands of job openings across the state.
Crowley Puerto Rico Services announced Monday it is continuing to deliver on its commitment to Puerto Rico with the execution of an additional $21 million construction contract for improvements and upgrades at its Isla Grande port terminal in San Juan.
Puerto Rico’s small- and mid-sized business sector showed a 4 percent year-over-year growth last year, when some 207,867 were in operation, up from the 199,848 up and running in 2014.
Starting today, Liberty Puerto Rico’s customers will begin to enjoy HBO NOW, a new service from HBO for internet customers who want to watch the network’s programming but are not subscribed to a video service.
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Executive Director Alberto Lázaro said Sunday the chances of an increase in water rates could be pushed back with the approval of House Bill 2786, which seeks to address the public corporation’s funding needs for capital improvements.
The Medical Tourism Corporation announced the start of operations for its new referral and handling center for visiting patients, one of the main objectives of its strategic plan.
The USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative is seeking applications for grants to provide assistance to socially disadvantaged business groups in rural areas.
e-Nabler Corp, a Puerto Rican company dedicated to developing integrated point of sales system eMobilePOS, recently unveiled a new web page to help small- and mid-sized businesses learn about and evaluate the benefits of electronic payment systems.
Following an all-day session, the U.S. House passed H.R. 5278, known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) on Thursday, with a bipartisan vote of 297-127 and a number of amendments.
SolarTech Universal, a solar energy company, announced Thursday the development of a state-of-the-art automated manufacturing facility for solar panels in the municipality of San Germán.
After months of anticipation, the first H&M store in Puerto Rico, located in The Mall of San Juan, opened its doors Thursday. More than 1,400 H&M people lined up for more than seven hours to be the first inside the new store when it opened at noon.
Twenty eight proposals from local entrepreneurs were chosen the winners of the first edition of Popular Inc.’s “StartUp Popular” initiative, which seeks to promote entrepreneurship and the economic development of Puerto Rico, bank officials said Wednesday.
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